Isle of Man
Douglas Bay
90 species and 7,737 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 44 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common EiderSomateria mollissima
Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lower Ballabeg8 km98 species
- Kionslieu10 km92 species
- Derbyhaven13 km142 species
- Langness13 km159 species
- Castletown14 km110 species
- River Neb – from road bridge at the head of the harbour upriver to & including Congary Curragh16 km92 species
All 90 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Gull Larus canus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Great Tit Parus major
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Douglas Bay?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 44 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Douglas Bay?
90 species, from 7,737 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Douglas Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: European Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, European Shag, Great Cormorant and White Wagtail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.